lazimika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-lazimika (infinitive kulazimika)

1. Stative form of lazima: to be necessary, be forced

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lazimika
Positive present -nalazimika Subjunctive -lazimike Negative -lazimiki Imperative singular lazimika
Infinitives
Positive kulazimika Negative kutolazimika
Imperatives
Singular lazimika Plural lazimikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulazimika Positive past positive subject concord + -lilazimika Negative past negative subject concord + -kulazimika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalazimika) Singular Plural 1st person ninalazimika/nalazimika tunalazimika 2nd person unalazimika mnalazimika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analazimika wanalazimika other classes positive subject concord + -nalazimika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lazimiki) Singular Plural 1st person silazimiki hatulazimiki 2nd person hulazimiki hamlazimiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halazimiki hawalazimiki other classes negative subject concord + -lazimiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -talazimika Negative future negative subject concord + -talazimika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lazimike) Singular Plural 1st person nilazimike tulazimike 2nd person ulazimike mlazimike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alazimike walazimike other classes positive subject concord + -lazimike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silazimike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelazimika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelazimika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilazimika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilazimika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alazimika) Singular Plural 1st person nalazimika twalazimika 2nd person walazimika mwalazimika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alazimika walazimika m-mi(III/IV) walazimika yalazimika ji-ma(V/VI) lalazimika yalazimika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalazimika vyalazimika n(IX/X) yalazimika zalazimika u(XI) walazimika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalazimika pa(XVI) palazimika mu(XVIII) mwalazimika
Perfect positive subject concord + -melazimika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalazimika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalazimika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilazimika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolazimika Consecutive kalazimika / positive subject concord + -kalazimika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalazimike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilazimika -tulazimika 2nd person -kulazimika -walazimika/-kulazimikeni/-walazimikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlazimika -walazimika m-mi(III/IV) -ulazimika -ilazimika ji-ma(V/VI) -lilazimika -yalazimika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilazimika -vilazimika n(IX/X) -ilazimika -zilazimika u(XI) -ulazimika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulazimika pa(XVI) -palazimika mu(XVIII) -mulazimika Reflexive -jilazimika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lazimika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -lazimikaye -lazimikao m-mi(III/IV) -lazimikao -lazimikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -lazimikalo -lazimikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lazimikacho -lazimikavyo n(IX/X) -lazimikayo -lazimikazo u(XI) -lazimikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -lazimikako pa(XVI) -lazimikapo mu(XVIII) -lazimikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lazimika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelazimika -olazimika m-mi(III/IV) -olazimika -yolazimika ji-ma(V/VI) -lolazimika -yolazimika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholazimika -vyolazimika n(IX/X) -yolazimika -zolazimika u(XI) -olazimika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolazimika pa(XVI) -polazimika mu(XVIII) -molazimika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.